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A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component ppp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 10/24/2022 as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-42829. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-232321, VDB-232322, VDB-232519 and VDB-232519.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/11/2022 🔍10/24/2022 🔍
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10/25/2022 🔍
11/23/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT213488
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-42829 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entry
Created: 10/25/2022 08:49Updated: 11/23/2022 14:59
Changes: 10/25/2022 08:49 (16), 10/25/2022 08:53 (28), 11/23/2022 14:54 (3), 11/23/2022 14:59 (10)
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